Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) is a non-profit medical research center located in Utica, New York. The institute studies experimental cardiology with an emphasis on cardiac arrhythmias, ischemic heart disease and sudden cardiac death. Research topics also include autism, Noonan Syndrome, brown fat, nano-imaging, targeted drug delivery, and more. There are five Principal Investigators at MMRI, each with their own lab, team, and area of study. The Institute's research and staff are independent, but MMRI gets its name from its original funding in 1958 by the Masonic Grand Lodge of New York.